Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), following consultations with his family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers.

Sylva made the announcement in a resignation letter addressed to the APC chairman in Ward 4, Brass LGA of Bayelsa, on Monday.

“Having consulted widely with my family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers, I wish to formally tender my resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), with immediate effect,” the statement reads.

“As a founding member of the APC, and one who joined other well-meaning Nigerians in building the Party with sweat and money, it is deeply saddening to witness how the ideals we espoused have been so thoroughly and unrecognisably thwarted.”

Citing reasons for dumping the ruling party, Sylva said he could no longer belong to a party with a leadership that believes that “all is fair in politics”.

“All cannot be fair in any endeavour of life. The demands of basic decency and morality forbid it. Unfortunately, this mentality appears to underpin virtually every action, and even inaction, of this administration,” the statement reads.

“The present Government, formed under the banner of the APC we once loved, has disappointed the vast majority of Nigerians. And I can see neither a credible attempt nor any possibility of a revamp.”

Since 2025, Sylva has been on the radar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which linked him to a dishonest conversion of  $14,859,257. His name also appeared among suspects of a failed coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu.

In his resignation letter, the former governor slammed the EFCC, stating that the anti-graft agency “has conducted itself more as an organ of the APC than as an institution of State”.

“I am fully aware that this action of mine may invite a redoubled witch-hunt against me and my associates, but that is a risk I am willing to take,” he added.